HISTORY OF THE OYSTER. 25 



The following is a list of the Oysters belonging to 

 the genus Ostrea, given in Hanley's ' Illustrated Cata- 

 logue of Recent Bivalve Shells ' : 



Ostrea edulis. British Isles ; Prance. 



hippopus. Boulogne. 



adriatica. Adriatic ; Black Sea. 



cochlear. Mediterranean. 



cristata. Mediterranean. 



gallina. Atlantic. 



lingua. Timor. 



tulipa. Hab. unknown. 



scabra. America. 



rostralis. America. 



parasitica. West Indies. 



denticulata. China. 



spathulata. On mangrove trees. 



virginica. Virginia ; Mexico. 



canadensis. North America. 



excavata. New Holland. 



mytiloides. Zebu ; Philippines. 



sinuata. Australia. 



trapezina. New Holland. 



rufa. America. 



margaritacea. South America. 



gibbosa. Hab. unknown. 



elliptica. Hab. unknown. 



angulata. Tagus. (Gryphsea.) 



echftiata. Philippines ; Amboyna. 



stellata. Guinea. 



prismatica. Guacomayo, Central America. 



lamellosa. Mediterranean. 



uncinata. Greece ; Smyrna. 



. raricosta. Hab. unknown. 

 senegalensis. Senegal. 



